Apple's iPhone sales are sputtering as rival smartphone makers ramp up their offerings, a market research firm says. The survey by IHS iSuppli said smartphones are still going strong around the world, but that Apple is lagging. "Apple's ...
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Microsoft has detailed the next software update to its Windows Phone 8 mobile operating system. The next update (GDR2) to Windows Phone 8 will be coming soon but with only minor changes for users to enjoy. Unfortunately Microsoft hasn't ...
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Apple's iOS is closing the gap on rival Android in the US market, according to new statistics released today by Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, which says that the three months that ended in May 2013 saw iOS' share of the American smartphone ...
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HTC's share value has dropped by seven per cent after Friday's announcement that the Taiwanese phone maker had suffered an 83 per cent profit drop compared to the second quarter of 2012. Shares in HTC are now worth only $189, harking back ...
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Dialog Semiconductor has announced plans to acquire iWatt, a provider of digital-centric power management ICs, for as much as US$345 million. Dialog said it will pay approximately US$310 million in cash, plus up to US$35 million in ...
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Smartphone junkies, take notice: Your next car may be equipped with wireless cell phone charging to keep your device fully powered up on the road, with no cords to clutter up the car. Depending on the make and model, the technology may ...
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A four-year-old vulnerability could infect 99 per cent of Android devices with Trojan malware without users even realising, a team of security researchers has claimed. A blog post by Bluebox CTO Jeff Forristal said the vulnerability has ...
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HTC's second quarter net profit plummeted 83 percent year on year as sales of the company's latest flagship handset failed to meet expectations. The company reported net profit of NT$1.25 billion (US$41.6 million), down from NT$7.4 ...
The US government’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory has built flexible solar cells out of Corning’s Willow Glass. These new solar cells are strong enough that they could eventually replace roofing shingles, which would ...
Nokia is expected to launch a follow-up to its 41-megapixel 808 PureView running Windows Phone a week from now, a move that will give the struggling phone vendor a much needed boost, according to one analyst. The smartphone, now rumored ...
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The first Web-based Firefox mobile OS smartphones will be released soon in Spain and Poland, with more coming soon to other regions of the world, Mozilla announced Monday. ZTE will begin selling the ZTE Open smartphone on Tuesday for the ...
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Dialog Semiconductor Plc (FWB: DLG), a provider of highly integrated power management, audio and short-range wireless technologies, is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to acquire iWatt Inc. ("iWatt"), a leading ...
Sprint announced Wednesday it will soon sell two Windows Phone 8 smartphones that run over fast LTE, the HTC 8XT and the Samsung ATIV S Neo. The HTC 8XT smartphone will be available from Sprint later this summer. (Photo: HTC) The 8XT ...
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The U.S. International Trade Commission has decided to investigate HTC for patent infringement based on a complaint Nokia filed in May that targets several phones from the Taiwanese handset maker, including the HTC One. Nokia's complaint ...
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has discussed potential partnerships with Samsung Electronics in its bid to boost mobile advertising sales, according to the head of Samsung's handset division, Shin Jong Kyun. Zuckerberg launched Facebook in ...
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